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Rain, lightning cause problems early Thursday

High water and lightning strikes were responsible for issues in parts of the Tri-State on Thursday morning.

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Updated: 7:24 AM EDT Jul 28, 2016

Rain, lightning cause problems early Thursday

High water and lightning strikes were responsible for issues in parts of the Tri-State on Thursday morning.

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WEBVTT OT OFSITUATIONS AS WE GO THROUGH THEMORNING.THINGS WILL BE DEVELOPING ANDCHANGING AS WE GO THROUGH THEMORNING.SOME OF THOSE PROBLEMS SPOTSTHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THAT KYLAMENTIONED RIGHT HERE AT CONEYISLAND, IS AN AREA WITH A LOT OFSTANDING WATER.WE WILL BE DEALING WITH HIGHWATER ON 275 AND KELLOGG.THERE IS AN AREA OF SUTTON THATIS CLOSED.A LOT OF AREAS THAT HAVEPROBLEMS SEEM TO BE ON THE EASTSIDE OF TOWN WHERE RANDI SAYSTHE RAIN IS THE HEAVIEST.A TREE ON A VEHICLE AND RIOVISTA.NOBODY IN THE VEHICLE AT THETIME.CLERMONT COUNTY SAYS THERE WASLIGHTING THAT STRUCK A HOUSEAROUND 4:30 ON HOPPER HILL FARMROAD.NO ONE HEARD, BUT CREWS WERE OUTTHERE.A LOT OF LIGHTNING WITH THISSTORM AND HEAVY RAINFALL.THIS IS A RAINFALL WHERE YOU CANPUSH BACK YOUR TRIP TO WORK,THAT MAY BE THE SMARTEST MOVEBECAUSE THE RAIN IS COMING DOWNVERY HEAVY.YOU WANT TO WATCH THE RADAR ANDTHE FORECAST BECAUSE WHERE THOSESTORMS ARE COMING THROUGH AREGOING TO TELL YOU A LOT.YOU KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD BEST.YOU KNOW THE PROBLEM SPOTS CLOSETO YOUR HOUSE.IF YOU THINK YOU CAN MAKE IT,MAYBE YOU CAN, BUT YOU MAY RUNINTO PROBLEMS.IT IS WORTH A REMINDER, DON'TDRIVE THROUGH STANDING WATER.DON'T DRIVE THROUGH WATERCOVERED ROADWAYS.THIS TIME OF THE DAY WHEN IT ISDARK, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELLHOW DEEP THE WATER IS.ONCE YOU RUN INTO A PROBLEM, ITIS TOO LATE.YOU MAY HAVE STALLED OUT YOURCAR.WE WILL KEEP YOU UP-TO-DATE WITHTHE TRAFFIC, WITH THE WEATHER,WITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED TOKNOW.REPORTING LIVE, ANDREW SETTERS.LISA: THE LIGHTNING WE SAWBEHIND ANDREW WAS PRETTYINTENSE.THIS IS LIVE DRIVE FIVE -- APHOTOGRAPHER IS HEADING TO THEEAST SIDE OF TOWN.WE HAD BEEN HEARING FROM KYLAAND RANDI, THE ROADS ARE WORSTIN THIS AREA.THERE IS PONDING AND POSSIBLEFLOODING ON THE ROADWAYS.STAY WITH WLWT FOR COMPLETECOVERAGE.TIME NOW IS 6:07.HILLARY CLINTON WILL OFFICIALLYETC. PARTY'S NOMINATION OFDEMOCRATS CLOSE THEIR CONVENTIONTODAY MARK: NIKOLE KILLION IS INPHILADELPHIA WITH A PREVIEW.NIKOLE: HILLARY CLINTON WILLLAYOUT HER VISION FOR THE FUTUREAND WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONEOF THE BIGGEST MOMENTS OF HERPOLITICAL CAREER.[APPLAUSE]. AHEAD OF HER ACCEPTANCE SPEECHTONIGHT, HILLARY CLINTON MADE ASURPRISE CAMEO WITH PRESIDENTOBAMA, AFTER A ROUSINGENDORSEMENT.PRESIDENT OBAMA: I AM READY TOPASS MY BATON AND DO MY PART ASA CITIZEN.I AM ASKING YOU TO JOIN ME ANDREJECT FEAR AND TO SUMMON WHATIS BEST IN US TO ELECT HILLARYCLINTON AS THE NEXT PRESIDENT OFUNITED STATES OF AMERICA.ANDREW: THE PRESIDENT PROMOTED AMESSAGE OF HOPE TRYING CONTRASTTHE DONALD TRUMP.PRESIDENT OBAMA: OUR GREATNESSDOES NOT DEPEND ON DONALD TRUMP.ANDREW: A RUNNING SCENE FROMVICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.>> HE HAS NO CLUE ABOUT WHATMAKES AMERICA GREAT.ACTUALLY HE HAS NO CLUE, PERIOD.NIKOLE: TIM KAINE GAVE ANIMPERSONATION.>> BELIEVE ME, IT IS GOING TO BEGREAT.NIKOLE: CLINTON IS EXPECTED TOTAKE AIM AT DONALD TRUMP ANOUTLINE HER POLICY PROPOSAL.SHE WILL BE INTRODUCED BY HERDAUGHTER, CHELSEA. PHILADELPHIA, NIKOLE KILLION,WLWT.MARK: DONALD TRUMP SPARK NEWCONTROVERSY WHEN HE ENCOURAGED AFOREIGN GOVERNMENT TO HACK INTOHILLARY CLINTON'S E-MAIL.HE SAYS HE HOPES RUSSIA FINDSTHE DELETED E-MAILS.AT ONE POINT, DONALD TRUMP HAD AHEATED CONVERSATION WITH THEMEDIA.>> DO YOU HAVE ANY QUALMS ABOUTASKING A FOREIGN COUNTRY TO HACKINTO A SYSTEM.DOES MIKE -- DOES THAT GIVE YOUKNOW PAUSE?>> YOU KNOW WHAT GIVES ME MOREPAUSE?A PERSON IN OUR GOVERNMENT,CROOKED HILLARY CLINTON -->> I KNOW YOU WANT TO SAVE HER.A PERSON IN OUR GOVERNMENT WOULDDELETE OR GET RID OF 33,000E-MAILS.MARK: THE CLINTON CAMPAIGN ISNOW ACCUSING TRUMP OFENCOURAGING FOREIGN ESPIONAGEAGAINST AN AMERICAN.IT IS THEN MORE THAN A MONTH ANDA HALF SINCE THE SHOOTINGTRAGEDY IN ORLANDO.LISA: A DISCUSSION IS TAKINGPLACE AT HOME AT THE EIGHT HIMCENTER.SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS AREWORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE THISHAPPEN.IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND,THIS EVENT GOES FROM 4:00 UNTIL6:00 TONIGHT.GOING TO WORK IN LOWER PRICEHILL.MARK: THE FOCUS FOR HUNDREDS OFVOLUNTEERS LOOKING TO HELP OUTON THE WEST SIDE.LISA: OUTSIDE LIVE ON YOURTHURSDAY, WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGEOF THE HEAVY DOWNPOURS HAPPENINGTHROUGHOUT THE AREA.AND RANDI, FLASH FLOOD WARNINGSAS WELL?RANDI: THAT IS FOR PORTIONS OFHAMILTON COUNTY, MO COUNTY,CLINTON COUNTY.CONTINUING TO BATTER FOLKS INBATAVIA AND IN THROUGH THE 275LOOP SHIFTING FOR THE NORTH.NEWTOWN SINGH HEAVIER RAIN.IT WILL CONTINUE -- NEWTOWNCONTINUING TO SEE HEAVIER RAIN.THE RAINFALL RATE IS AT TIMES,AND UPWARDS OF ONE INCH TO TWOINCHES.I WILL KEEP AN EYE ON IT.OUR FLASH FLOOD WARNING RIGHTTHERE FOR PORTIONS OF CLERMONTCOUNTY, AND THE RAINFALL RATE ISLIGHTENING UP A LITTLE BIT.AT ONE TIME IT WAS ONE TO TWOINCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR.WATCH OUT FOR THE FLOODEDROADWAYS.THE STEADY RAIN WILL BE WITH USTHROUGH LUNCHTIME.MORE SCATTERED IN THE AFTERNOON.THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITHCINCINNATI'S WLWT NEWS 5 TOD>> YOU'RE WATCHING WLWT NEWS 5TODAY.LEADING THE WAY.MARK: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL AT6:14.FLASH FLOODING STILL IN EFFECT.WE WANT TO FIRST CHECK HOW IT ISAFFECTING THE COMMUTE.KYLA: HIGH WATER IS SOMETHINGRANDI AND I HAVE BEEN TALKINGABOUT.WE KNEW IT WOULD BECOME AN ISSUELIKE IN CONEY ISLAND.SCENE CLOSES ON KELLOGG RIGHT INFRONT OF CONEY ISLAND.71/75, LOOKING AT 40 MINUTES ANDTHROUGH DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI.YOU WILL SLOW DOWN -- AS YOU CANSEE, THE CUT THROUGH THE HILL,TRAFFIC RARELY MOVING STRETCHINGBACK TO DIXIE HIGHWAY.YOU WILL START TO CAP -- TAP THEBRAKES IN THIS AREA.I HOPE THIS DOES NOT LINGER TOOLONG THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTEAS WE GET MORE AND MORE VOLUMEAND POTENTIALLY SEE THE RAMPBACK UP.40 MINUTES FROM WALTON THAT YOUHAVE ON -- AS YOU HOP ON 71/75.THE BOTTOM OF THE RABBITKELLOGG, THERE ARE VEHICLE STUCKAT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMPHEADING TO CONEY ISLAND WHERETHERE IS ALL THAT HIGH WATER.YOU WILL HAVE TO CONTINUEEASTBOUND AND HOPPED OFF AT FIVEMILE AND WIND YOUR WAY THROUGHTHE SITE STREETS IF YOU AREHEADING THROUGH ANDERSONTOWNSHIP.OUT OF BUTLER COUNTY, NOTLOOKING TOO BAD ON UNION CENTER.WE WILL CHECK AGAIN IN A FEWMINUTES.MARK: KYLA, THANK YOU.VOLUNTEERS HEADING TO LOWERPRICE HILL TO GIVE THENEIGHBORHOOD A BOOST.LISA: MEGAN MITCHELL JOINS USABOUT THIS PROJECT.MEGAN: IT WILL BE A BIG DAY FORTHE COMMUNITY.BY 3:00 P.M. TODAY, THERE WILLBE A MAJOR FACELIFT LIKE EVANSPARK.IT THERE IS SOME BIG NAMESCOMING TO MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN.PNG, THE REDS, THE CINCINNATIZOO -- THEY ARE SPONSORING THEBEAUTIFICATION DAY TO GET BACKTO THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.THERE WILL BE 400 VOLUNTEERSFROM THOSE COMPANIES MAKINGTHEIR WAY AT ABOUT 9:00 THISMORNING TO EVANS PARK.THE MAKEOVER WILL BEGIN.THERE WILL BE THREE MAIN AREASTHAT WILL BE WORKED ON,INCLUDING EVANS BILL PLAYGROUND,COMMUNITY GARDENS AND THE SPCENTER.CLEANUP PROJECT.THE BIG GOAL IS TO MAKE CHANGESTHAT WILL HAVE A LASTING IMPACTREDUCING OPERATING COSTS ANDENERGY USAGE.A NEWCOMER TO THE ADVENT FISHER,KROGER WILL BE JOINING ALONGWITH THE NONPROFIT RESOURCE.THE PROJECT WILL END AT 3:00P.M. WITH A CLOSING CEREMONY ATTHE COMMUNITY GARDENS.LISA: THANK YOU.TIME NOW 6:17.WE ARE STAYING ON TOP OF SEVEREWEATHER WITH REPORTS OFFLOODING.THIS IS VIDEO OF LIGHTNING SHOTBY OUR CHIEF METEOROLOGIST KEVINROBINSON.YOU WILL NEED YOUR UMBRELLA ANDYOU WILL NEED TO TAKE IT EASYWHEN YOU HEAD OUT.A LOT OF STANDING WATER.RANDI RICO IS HERE ON THE FLASHFLOOD WARNING.RAND WE DO HAVE STANDING WATERIN MANY LOCATIONS, SPECIFICALLYHEAVY AND THROUGH DOWNTOWN ANDIN THE EASTERN SUBURBS,INCLUDING ANDERSON TOWNSHIP.BUTLER COUNTY, WARREN COUNTY,EVEN CLINTON COUNTY -- YOU AREGETTING RAIN, BUT NOT NEARLY ASBAD FURTHER SOUTH.WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE CURDWARNINGS.GREEN INDICATES A FLASH FLOODWATCH.THE MOST AREAS OF MOST CONCERNIS THE FLASH FOOT WARNING UPTOWARDS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OFHAMILTON COUNTY, CENTRALPORTIONS OF CLERMONT COUNTY ANDEXTREME NORTHERN CAMPBELL ANDCLERMONT COUNTY AND CLINTONCOUNTIES UNTIL 8:15.DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, HIGHLANDHEIGHTS, ANDERSON TOWNSHIP,BATAVIA AND OWENSVILLE -- THISWAS A HOT SPOT FOR VERY INTENSERAINFALL.IT IS A MUGGY DAY.LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES IN THELOW 70'S, BUT PRODUCING RAPIDRAINFALL ON THE AVERAGE OF ONETO TWO INCHES PER HOUR.I WANT TO ZOOM IN ON THE SPOTSTHAT ARE MOST LIKELY TO DEALWITH LEADING AND THAT DOESINCLUDE AREA SOUTH OF THE RIVERAND THROUGH -- YOU CAN SEE CALIFORNIA, MOUNTWASHINGTON, MOUNT LOOKOUT,ANDERSON TOWNSHIP.RADAR INDICATING UPWARDS OF 3.5"IS A BRAIN.RADAR ESTIMATE MAY BE OFF ALITTLE BIT, BUT THIS IS WHEREKYLA HAS BEEN HEARING THE MOSTREPORTS.YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE MOSTINTENT -- INTENSE BATCHESHEADING CONTINUING TO BATTERFOLKS IN BATAVIA.ALSO NORTHERN PORTIONS OFHAMILTON COUNTY NOW GETTINGIMPACTED.HEAVIER RAIN FOR THOSE OF YOUNEAR WYOMING MOVING UP TOWARDSHARONVILLE.GOOD NEWS IS THAT WHILE IT WASEASILY TWO INCHES PER HOUR, ITIS A LITTLE LESS, BUT STILL VERYINTENSE.THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODINGCONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGHNORTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY ANDNORTHERN PENNOCK COUNTY.KEEP IN MIND ON FLOODINGPOTENTIAL JUST OUTSIDE OF OURAREA.ALL OF THIS RIDING ALONG A WARMFRONT LIFTING THROUGH THE AREA.TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-70'S ANDTHE DEW POINTS ARE SKYHIGH.ONCE WE HEAD INTO THE EARLYAFTERNOON, THAT IS WHEN WE SEETHE RAIN BREAKUP.IT WILL STILL BE A ROUND THROUGHTHE EVENING HOURS.IF YOU HAVE ANY EVENINGACTIVITIES, LESS LIKELY THAT YOUWILL BE DEALING WITH A HEAVYRAIN.IT WILL BE CONSISTENT THROUGHNOON BEFORE IT TURNS MYSCATTERED.FOR TODAY, 82 DEGREES.RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.VERY HEAVY INDICATING THEPOSSIBILITY FOR SOME FLOODING.WE DO HAVE A FLOOD WATCH INTOTOMORROW MORNING BECAUSE SOMESPOTS GOOD END UP WITH ONE TOTWO INCHES OF ADDITIONALRAINFALL.TONIGHT, 62 DEGREES.TOMORROW WILL NOT BE LIKE TODAY.TODAY IS THE WASHOUT.TOMORROW, LOOKING AT 84 DEGREES.THE WEEKEND, SATURDAY ANDSUNDAY, STILL MUGGY, MID-80'S,WITH A CHANCE OF POP-UPTHUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON.WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK.WHEN WE COME BACK SOME OF THELATEST ON RADAR AND THE FLOODINGSITUATION IMPACTING AREAS OFREADERS CINCINNATI.MARK: GOOD MORNING AND WELCOMEBACK.6:24 YOUR TIME.WET ROADS ALL AROUND GREATERCINCINNATI AND WE ARE GETTINGREPORTS OF HIGH WATER.LISA: LET'S CHECK TRAFFIC RIGHTNOW.KYLA, SOUNDS LIKE WE HAD BIGPROBLEMS RIGHT NOW.KYLA: FOR THOSE OF YOU GETTINGREADY TO GO OUTSIDE -- STARTINGOFF ON ONE OF OUR EASTERNCOMMUNITIES, THE ANDERSON AREAOR CALIFORNIA, Y WILL PROBABLYRUN INTO HIGH WATER.WE ARE DEALING WITH CLOSURES INFRONT OF CONEY ISLAND ALONGKELLOGG.YOU WILL SEE CLOSURES ON SUTTON.WE HAVE CLOSURES AT THE BOTTOMOF THE KELLOGG RAMP.275 AT KELLOGG, THERE AREVEHICLES TRAPPED IN THAT WATERAT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP.THEY ARE CLOSING A PORTION OFTHE LOWER HALF OF THAT RAMP.YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TRAVELINGEASTBOUND ON 275 AND H OFF ONFIVE-MILE AND GO TO ANDERSONTOWNSHIP.THERE IS REPORTS OF A VEHICLE OF TRAPPED.IT IS CAUSING DELAYS ALL THE WAYBACK TO DIXIE HIGHWAY.45 MINUTES FROM TH SPLIT TOWALTON.RANDI?RAND TAKING A LOOK AT THEAREAS OF MOST INTENSE RAINFALL.YOUR EYES ARE DRAWN TO THE AREASIN RED.THE GOOD NEWS, THE MOST INTENSERAINFALL THAT WAS AT TIMES TWOINCHES A HOU WE WILL FOCUSTO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE 275LOOP -- WYOMING TO COLERAIN ANDTHROUGH MADEIRA.THAT IS A MOST FREQUENTDOWNPOURS AND MINING.IT WILL IMPACT THE NORTHERN PARTOF THE 275 LOOP FAIRLY SHORTLY.CONTINUING TO WATCH RAIN TRAILALLOW -- TRAIL ALONG 32.ON A WIDE VIEW, YOU CAN SEEANOTHER BATCH ABOU TO ROLLTHROUGH PORTIONS ALONG THE OHIORIVER.ANY OF THESE HAVE THE POTENTIALOF REDUCIN RAPIDLY, RISINGWATER ON THE ROADS.WE WIL BE IN THE LOW 80'S.WE WILL SEE A GOOD MORNINGSOAKER AND THEN MORE SCATTEREDTHUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THEAFTERNOON.LISA: THANK YOU.IT IS THE FINAL DAY OF THEDEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTIONAND HILLARY CLINTON STEPS INTOTHE SPOTLIGHT AFTER ANOTHERNIGHT OF ENDORSEMENTS FROMDEMOCRATIC LEADERS.ANDREW: LIGHTNING, RAIN,FLOODING AND PROBLEMS ALL OVERTHE PLACE.WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOO ATALL OF THE BREAKING NEWS, COMINGUP, RIGHT HERE OMARK: A LIGHT SHOW AS STORMSROLL THROUGH GREATER CINCINNATI.THE REPORTS OF DAMAGE AND WHATIS STILL TO COME THIS MORNING.LISA THE FINALE FOR THEDEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTIONAND THE BIG MOMENT.MARK: DONALD TRUMP SPARKED NEWCONTROVERSY.WHY SOME ARE ACCUSING THECANDIDATE OF ESPIONAGE AFTER THEHILLARY CLINTON E-MAIL SCANDAL.>> FROM CINCINNATI'S WLWT,LEADING THE WAY.THIS IS "WLWT NEWS 5 TODAY."MARK: GOOD MORNING.AS WE TAKE A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE,HEAVY RAIN FALLING ALL AROUNDTHE METRO AREA.THANKS FOR JOINING US.I'M MARK HAYES.LISA: I'M LISA COONEY.RANDI RICO AND KYLA WOODS, TWOTEAM COVERAGE.KYLA: WE ARE SEEING VEHICLESTUCK IN THE WATER.RANDI AND I ENCOURAGE YOU NOT TODRIVE THROUGH HIGH WATER.IT MAY BE TOUGH TO TELL, BUT ITCOULD BE MUCH HIGHER.YOU WANT TO AVOID DOING THAT.WE HAVE HAD CLOSURES.CONEY ISLAND BEING ONE OF OURMAJOR AREAS ON KELLOGG.WE WILL COVER THAT IN GREATERDETAIL IN A MOMENT.THE RAIN IS WHAT EVERYONE ISTHINKING ABOUT.RANDI: THE STORMS WOKE UP A LOTOF PEOPLE OVERNIGHT.LIGHTNING AND VERY TORRENTIALRAIN.ALL OF THIS BECAUSE IT IS SOINCREDIBLY MUGGY OUTSIDE.YOU DON'T GET SPRINKLES, YOU GETVERY INTENSE DOWNPOURS.IT IS CAUSING FLOODING CONCERNS.THE AREAS IN THE RED INDICATINGTHE HEAVIEST RAINFALL.THE RAINFALL AND THOSE READYZONES COULD BE WANTED TO INCHESPER HOUR.LET'S ZOOM INTO THE NORTHERNPART OF THE 275 LOOP.HAVING RAIN IN MY ONLY -- HAVINGRAIN IN WYOMING DRIFTING TO THENORTH.THIS LOOKS PRETTY INTENSE, BUTIT WAS WORSE IS ACROSS OVER THEOHIO RIVER.THAT IS WHERE RIGHT NOW, WE HAVETHE FLASH FLOOD WARNING STILL INEFFECT UNTIL 8:15 PROPORTIONS OFCLERMONT, HAMILTON, AND CLINTONCOUNTIES.AND ALL THE WAY AND THROUGHOWENSVILLE.THIS WAS THE SPOT OF THE MOSTINTENSE RAINFALL AT 4:00 AND5:00 THIS MORNING.MANY TOWNS PICKED UP 2.5 INCHESOF RAIN.PARTS OF FORT THOMAS AND INTHROUGH DOWNTIME -- DOWNTOWN ANDTHE EASTSIDE, YOU MAY HAVE SEENRAINFALL IN THE UPWARDS OF 3.5INCHES OF RAINFALL.2.5 INCHES OF RAIN COULD CAUSESTANDING WATER AND BIG-TIMEPROBLEMS.IT HAS NOT BEEN AS INTENSE ANDPORTIONS AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERNINDIANA NORTH OF 74 IN BUTLERAND WARREN COUNTIES, BUT THEMORE INTENSE BACK IS CROSSINGOVER 275 AND WILL AFFECT FOLKSIN WESTCHESTER AND MASON.ALSO KEEP IN AND I -- AN EYENEAR SPARTA.EVERYBODY IS DEALING WITH STEADYAND INTENSE RAINFALL ANDFREQUENT LIGHTNING.LOOKS LIKE THE LIGHTNING SHOW ISSLOWLY STARTING TO DIE OUT ORUS.THE FLASH FLOOD WATCHES WILLCONTINUE INTO TOMORROW BECAUSEAN ADDITIONAL INDOOR TWO ISPOSSIBLE.FOR TODAY, STEADY RAIN THROUGHTHE MORNING.BY LUNCHTIME, IT WILL START TOBECOME SCATTERED.BETWEEN NOON AND THREE, MOSTTOWNS WILL GO FROM STEADY RAINTO MORE SCATTERED RAIN, WHICH ISWHAT WE WILL GET THIS AFTERNOON.TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT NEAR80.LET'S GET OVER TO KYLA BECAUSEWE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.KYLA: WE SAW THE HIGHER WATER ONTHE LOWER DECK OF THE BRENTSPENCE BRIDGE.AND SLOWER TRAFFIC ON 71/75NORTHBOUND.THE CUT IN THE HILL IS MOVING ATA VERY SLOW PACE ALL THE WAYBACK TO DIXIE HIGHWAY.IT IS NOT STRETCHING SOUTH OFDIXIE HIGHWAY YET.LOOKING AT 45 MINUTES FROMWALTON INTO DOWNTOWN.275 ON THE EASTERN PORTION OFTHE LOOP NEAR ROUTE 32, STILLSLOW NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND.ONE TO REMIND YOU OF THE CLOSUREAT 275 EASTBOUND AT THE RAMPHEADING TOWARD KELLOGG.YOU ARE SEEING FLOODING INSTANT-- YOU ARE SEEING FLOODING INFRONT OF CONEY ISLAND.EASTERN COMMUNITIES, YOU MAY SEEHEAVIER VOLUME ON COLUMBIAPARKWAY FROM PEOPLE COMING FROMTHE ANDERSON TOWNSHIP.74 AT MONTANA, REPORT OF ANACCIDENT WAS FOUND.LISA: THANK YOU.OUR STORM COVERAGE CONTINUES.WALL-SHAKING WEATHER OVERNIGHT.MARK: ANDREW SETTERS KEEPING ANDI ON THE DAMAGE REPORTS ANDFLOODING ANDREW: WE HAVE HEAVYRAIN, LIGHTNING, AND ALL AT ATIME WHEN PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING,OR PEOPLE TRYING TO GET TO WORK.IT IS A RECIPE FOR A MESS AND WEGOT IT THIS MORNING.WE HAVE REPORTS OF A WATERRESCUE UNDERWAY ON A 10 ROAD, ORSOMETHING -- ON 2ND AVENUE.-- ON 2N SUTTON AVENUE.REMINDER -- STANDING WATER ORANYTHING THAT LOOKS LIKE IT,DON'T DRIVE DO IT.YOU MAY MAKE IT, OR YOU MAY NOT,ANY A FEW DO NOT, YOU AREDEALING WITH A MESS.FIREFIGHTERS ON THE 900 BLOCK OFDANA AVENUE.LOOKS LIKE THE FIRE STARTED HIGHUP ON THE ROOF OF A BUILDING.IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE IT IS ALIGHTNING STRIKE.WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF LIGHTNINGTHIS MORNING.AND A TRANSFORMER STRUCK BYLIGHTNING IN COVINGTON.WE CAUGHT VIDEO OF CARS DRIVINGTHROUGH HUGE PUDDLES NEARFIVE-MILE.TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO.CARS GOING THROUGH WATER THAT ISQUITE DEEP.IT IS IMPOSSIBLE WHEN IT IS DARKTO JUDGE HOW DEEP THE WATERMIGHT BE.YOU ARE TAKING YOUR OWN SAFETYIN YOUR OWN HANDS.IT DOES NOT TAKE A LOT OF WATERTO STALL OUT YOUR CAR AND CAUSEA PROBLEM.LUCKILY, WE HAVE NOT SEEN A LOTOF POWER OUTAGES.ABOUT 1600 POWER OUTAGE THISMORNING.WITH THE SUN COMING UP AS YOUARE GETTING UP AND OUT, IF YOUHAVE PICTURES OF STORM DAMAGE,YOU CAN TWEET US, OR SEND THEMON FACEBOOK.

Rain, lightning cause problems early Thursday

High water and lightning strikes were responsible for issues in parts of the Tri-State on Thursday morning.